Record El Niño threatens Great Barrier Reef with ecological shiftThu, 08 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0000 Researchers are worried about the impact the strongest-known El Niño will have on the Great Barrier Reef, and whether anything can be done to avert the World Heritage Area’s demise | |
The world may never go back to how it was after this monster El NiñoThu, 08 Oct 2026 11:00:00 +0000 This El Niño is forecast to end around June next year after smashing all records, but its impacts could persist indefinitely in some parts of the world | |
The most interesting mathematical discoveries in OpenAI’s 722 new papersThu, 08 Oct 2026 08:38:11 +0000 OpenAI has released hundreds of papers claiming to make progress on the biggest open problems in mathematics – here are some with the most potential | |
Neanderthal Europe was as much a wooden age as a stone ageWed, 07 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0000 When Neanderthals dominated Europe, it was likely that wood was at least as important to them as stone for working into tools | |
194-year-old tortoise has exceptional DNA repair systems that fight off ageingWed, 07 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0000 The genome of Jonathan the giant tortoise, a 194-year-old resident of St Helena island, has been probed to understand how he has been alive for more than double his species’ average life expectancy | |
Twisteddoodles: ‘I made an AI version of you’Wed, 07 Oct 2026 17:00:00 +0000 This week's cartoon from Twisteddoodles | |
Tom Gauld on the real risks of AIWed, 07 Oct 2026 17:00:00 +0000 Tom Gauld's weekly cartoon | |
Don’t know where to start with AI? Kevin Roose’s new book has answersWed, 07 Oct 2026 17:00:00 +0000 Despite disagreeing over when (or if) AI will achieve human-level intelligence, Jacob Aron thoroughly recommends The AGI Chronicles by Kevin Roose, a primer to a fast-moving field | |
Why gatekeeping is needed in the age of AIWed, 07 Oct 2026 17:00:00 +0000 Large language models have unleashed a torrent of text – dealing with it won't be easy | |
Have we found the world’s nichest science-themed tourist attraction?Wed, 07 Oct 2026 17:00:00 +0000 Feedback's long-running quest to discover delightfully obscure science sites may have reached its zenith with the discovery of two excellent museums in Zagreb | |